Milan Urban Food Policy Pact. Where are we at?

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1 Milan Urban Food Policy Pact Where are we at?

2 The context Launched in Jo burg C40 meeang in November Window of poliacal opportunity 2 parallel iniaaaves: FormulaAon of Milan food policy Urban Food Policy Pact: to be signed on WFD For further info, see food- policy- pact- 2/

3 Advisory group Bioversity InternaAonal C40 EU (incl. CommiQee for Regions) EurociAes FAO Food for CiAes Global Alliance for the Future of Food Prince Charles ChariAes Int. Sustainability Unit Office of the SRSG for Food Security and NutriAon People s Expo Slow Food UNDP ART UN Expo UN Habitat WHO Healthy CiAes Europe + Italian insatuaons (Ministry Agriculture, Foreign Affairs, Italian Parliament, Expo ScienAfic Council )

4 CiAes engaged Almere Amsterdam Athens Basel Barcelona Bilbao Brugge Frankfurt Geneva Ghent Gothenburg Grenoble London Lugano Lyon Marseille Milan Montpellier Paris Roma Thessaloniki Torino Utrecht Moscow Hebron Tel Aviv

5 plus Chicago New York Toronto Vancouver Belo Horizonte CuriAba Bogota Medellin Ciudad Mexico Sao Paolo Beijing Daegu Hanoi Melbourne Shanghai Toyama Abidjan Dakar Niamey Maputo

6 Moving towards 2 sets of material : 1. The Pact (DeclaraAon + Framework for AcAon) 2. Technical guidance material for use by ciaes based on best pracaces

7 Building on exisang resources & experience Main themes: Governance Sustainable diets and nutriaon Social and economic equity Food supply and distribuaon Food producaon (incl. UPA & Nat. Resources Mangt) Food waste Pool and organise exisang material Document good pracaces and prepare technical material

8 Commitments Develop sustainable food systems; Encourage interdepartmental and cross- sector coordinaaon at municipal and community levels; Seek coherence between municipal food- related policies and programmes and relevant subnaaonal, naaonal, regional and internaaonal policies and processes; Engage all sectors within the food system (including neighbouring authoriaes, technical and academic organizaaons, civil society, small scale producers, and the private sector) Review and amend exisang urban policies and plans; City- to- city networking

9 Governance Facilitate collabora,on across city departments and seek alignment of policies and programmes, adopang a rights- based approach; Enhance stakeholder par,cipa,on at the city level Iden,fy, map and evaluate local ini,a,ves Develop or revise urban food policies and plans; build up capaciaes for a more sustainable, healthy and equitable food system balancing urban and rural interests. Develop or improve mul,sectoral informa,on systems for policy development and accountability Develop a disaster risk reduc,on strategy to enhance the resilience of urban food systems (climate change, protracted crises and chronic food insecurity in urban and rural areas)

10 Sustainable diets and nutriaon Promote sustainable diets (healthy, safe, culturally appropriate, environmentally friendly and rights- based), in paracular through schools Address non- communicable diseases associated with poor diets and obesity Develop sustainable dietary guidelines Adapt standards and regula,ons to make sustainable diets and safe drinking water accessible; Explore regulatory and voluntary instruments to promote sustainable diets (markeang, publicity and labeling; economic incenaves or taxes; regulaaons regarding markeang). Encourage joint ac,on by health and food sectors to implement integrated people- centered strategies for healthy lifestyles and social inclusion Invest in and commit to achieving universal access to safe drinking water and adequate sanita,on

11 Social and economic equity Cash and food transfers, (food banks, community food kitchens, emergency food pantries etc..) School meals and other insatuaonal food service to provide healthy, local and regionally sourced, seasonal and sustainably produced foods. Promote decent employment for all, including fair economic relaaons, fair wages and improved labour condiaons Encourage and support social and solidarity economy ac,vi,es, paying special aqenaon to support sustainable livelihoods for marginalized populaaons at different levels of the food chain and facilitate access to safe and healthy foods in both urban and rural areas. Promote networks and support grassroots ac,vi,es that create social inclusion and provide food to marginalized individuals Promote par,cipatory educa,on, training and research.

12 ProducAon Promote and strengthen urban and peri- urban food produc,on and processing based on sustainable approaches and integrate UPA into city resilience plans. Seek coherence between the city and nearby rural food produc,on and processing and distribuaon, focussing on smallholder producers and family farmers, paying paracular aqenaon to empowering women and youth. Apply an ecosystem approach to guide holis,c and integrated land use planning and management in collaboraaon with both urban and rural authoriaes and other actors (e.g. risk- minimizing strategies, agroecological producaon, conservaaon of biodiversity and farmland, climate change adaptaaon, tourism, leisure and other ecosystem services). Protect and enable secure access and tenure to land for sustainable food producaon in urban and peri- urban areas; Help provide services to food producers in and around ci,es, including technical training and financial assistance Support short food chains, producer organisaaons, producer to consumer networks and plajorms. Improve (waste) water management and reuse in agriculture and food producaon

13 Food Supply and DistribuAon Assess the flows of food to and through ci,es to ensure access to fresh, affordable foods in low- income or underserved neighborhoods, sustainable logisacs planning and reduced carbon emissions. Support improved food storage, processing, transport and distribu,on to ensure seasonal food consumpaon, including diversified small and medium scale food businesses for decent employment. Assess, review and/or strengthen food control systems to (1) ensure that food producers and suppliers operate responsibly; (2) eliminate barriers to market access for family farmers and smallholder producers; (3) integrate food safety, health & environment Review public procurement and trade policy to facilitate food supply from short chains to supply healthy food, job access, fair and sustainable producaon, thereby helping realize the right to food for all. Support municipal public markets (farmers markets, informal markets, retail and wholesale markets, restaurants, etc) Improve and expand support for infrastructure Acknowledge the informal sector s contribu,on to urban food systems (in terms of food supply, job creaaon promoaon of local diets and environment management) and provide appropriate support

14 Food Waste Convene food system actors to assess and monitor food loss and waste reduc,on at all stages of the food supply chain, (including producaon, processing, packaging, safe food preparaaon, presentaaon and handling, re- use and recycling) and ensure holisac planning & design, transparency, accountability & policy integraaon. Raise awareness of food loss and waste through targeted events and campaigns; idenafy focal points such as educaaonal insatuaons, community markets, company shops and other solidarity or circular economy iniaaaves. Collaborate with the private sector along with research, educa,onal and community based organisa,ons to develop and review, as appropriate, municipal policies and regulaaons (e.g. processes, cosmeac and grading standards, expiraaon dates, etc.) to prevent waste or safely recover food and packaging using a food use- not- waste hierarchy. Save food by facilita,ng recovery and redistribu,on for human consump,on of safe and nutri,ous foods, that are at risk of being lost, discarded or wasted from producaon, manufacturing, retail, catering, wholesale and hospitality.